Polecat with young

Lot 4023 limit € 3.500

Meissen manufactory, swords underglaze blue, 1st choice, model by Max Esser 1926, model no. A 1131, mother polecat with 2 young, subtle colored underglaze painting, very good condition, H approx. 39.5 cm, Pfeiffer period 1926-34, the animal sculptor Max Esser (1885-1945) studied at the Academy in Berlin and was a student of August Gaul, 1919-31 employee at the Meissen manufactory, since 1923 head of the painter's studio, created the table centerpiece "Reineke Fuchs, two elephant candlesticks, chess sets and numerous individual animal figures, consisting of a total of 75 parts, is one of the most talented animal sculptors and most sought-after modellers in Germany in the interwar period